The following digitized content includes materials that document Congressman Moakley's early life, his World War II service, his work in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate, and the U.S. Congress.
For a full list of the collection, including non-digitized items, consult the Moakley Papers Collection Guide.
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Rough translation of Spanish language new clippings, "Father Tojeira Blames U.S. Embassy for Not Having Sent the Report" in El Mundo and "Judge Does Not Know of Second Buckland Declaration" in Diario de Hoy. Also includes Fourth Penal Court "Official Communique" report regarding existence of documentation related to the case against Colonel Benavides and other military men for Jesuit murders, 22 October 1990
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El Salvador PROCESO Number 450, 31 October 1990
Washington Office on Latin America
Editorials regarding the confessions of U.S. Major Eric Buckland, U.S. aid and the war in El Salvador, and the FENASTRAS labor federation offices bombing case one year later.
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El Salvador PROCESO Number 454, 30 November 1990
Washington Office on Latin America
Editorials regarding charges of terrorism, conspiracy, and acts preparatory to terrorism to direct authors of Jesuit murders, new FMLN (Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional) offensive, negotiations between El Salvador government and FMLN, and human rights and the escalation of war in El Salvador.
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El Salvador PROCESO Number 455, 5 December 1990
Washington Office on Latin America
Editorials regarding University of Central America (UCA) case on hold, continuation of the FMLN (Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional) military campaign, recommendations by international organizations on the issue of impunity, and President Bush's Initiative for the Americas.
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Transcript of interview with Lucia Barrera de Cerna and Jorge Cerna at the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the Jesuit priest murders, 19 December 1989
Lucia Barrera de Cerna and Jorge de Cerna
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Letters from Congressman Dante B. Fascell to Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney, FBI Director William S. Sessions, Secretary of State James A. Baker III, and CIA Director William H. Webster regarding a congressional task force to investigate the Jesuit murders in El Salvador, 19 December 1989
Dante B. Fascell
The letter requests that each of the federal agencies share information related to the murder of six Jesuit priests and two civilians at the University of Central America with members of the task force.
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Report on the investigation of the Jesuit murders from La Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado de San Salvador, 28 November 1989
La Oficina de Tutela Legal del Arzobispado
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"The Jesuit Murders: A report on the testimony of a witness," a report by the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights to The Jesuit Conference, The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, and The Jesuit Secondary Education Association regarding interviews of Lucia Barrera de Cerna and her husband Jorge Cerna, 15 December 1989
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (U.S.)
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"The Jesuit Murders: A report on the testimony of a witness," a report by the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights to The Jesuit Conference, The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, and The Jesuit Secondary Education Association regarding interviews of Lucia Barrera de Cerna and her husband Jorge Cerna. Page 16 of this document is missing, 15 December 1989
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (U.S.)
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Report of the Office of Legal Protection of the Archbishopric of San Salvador on the investigations into the Jesuit murders, 13 December 1989
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
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Report of the Office of Legal Protection of the Archbishopric of San Salvador on the investigations into the Jesuit murders, including autopsy reports, 15 December 1989
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
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Letter to John Joseph Moakley from Matthew F. McHugh, 19 December 1989
Matthew F. McHugh
Includes attached list of recommended questions that could be used in the letters to the Administration and the Government of El Salvador regarding the Jesuit murder investigation.